[Pyogenic liver abscess in children].
2 children with pyogenic liver abscesses were hospitalized during the past 2 years. A 6-year-old boy had high fever and hepatomegaly, and a large liver abscess was found in the right hepatic lobe. Streptococcus milleri was isolated from the pus. Treatment with a combination of prolonged drainage of the abscess and antibiotic therapy was successful. A 4-month-old girl who had prolonged fever was found to have osteomyelitis of 3 thoracic vertebrae and 2 liver abscesses in the right lobe. She was treated successfully with broad spectrum antibiotics. Additional workup revealed that she had chronic granulomatous disease.
Spiegel
R
R
Dept. of Pediatrics A, HaEmek Medical Center, Afula.
Miron
D
D
Horovitz
Y
Y
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents